Studies in Jewish law, custom, and folklore.
By: Selected, with an introd. by Bernard J. Bamberger.
Publisher: Ktav Pub. House
Published: 1970
Place of publication: [New York]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 253
Subjects: Judaism -- Customs and practices; Aliens (Jewish law); Responsa -- 1800-; Gentiles in rabbinical literature
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: The ceremony of breaking a glass at weddings.; title: The naming of children in Jewish folklore, ritual, and practice.; title: The origin and development of two Sabbath ceremonies.; title: The ritual for the Kapparot ceremony.; title: The belief in the power of the word.; title: The attitude of the Jew towards the non-Jew.; title: Talmudic-rabbinic view on birth control.; title: Should one cover the head when participating in divine worship?; title: Responsum on question, "Shall women be ordained rabbis?"; title: The Jewish attitude toward autopsy.; title: Burial practices.